Liar Liar, Pants on Fyre: How a festival that seemed too good to be true... actually was. It’s up to you to decide whether it’s okay to laugh at rich people or not.

Tickets ranged from $450 to $12,000. The venue was the picturesque paradise of The Bahamas. Blink 182 and Major Lazer were the headline acts and the accommodation boasted the highest level of glamping and gourmet food…

The public profile behind the event was gigantic. Ja Rule himself was the co-creator and Kendall Jenner was part of the promo team to sell tickets. Let’s face it, we all know anything that features her is going to be a huge PR success, don’t we?

Hey, leave us out of this! We got our own problems here, thank you very much.

Ok. Everything sucks. Everything is terrible. But the show must go on. It’s time to remember that you are there for THE MUSIC. Not the luxury, not the gluttony, but for the talented people who have soundtracked your existence. As long as you still have Blink 182, there’s half a chance tha…

WE VALUE YOUR PRIVACY. We and our partners use technology such as cookies on our site to personalise content and ads, provide social media features, and analyse our traffic. Click to consent to the use of this technology across the web or close the website to leave. View our Termands and Condutaions and Privacy & Cookie Policy.